| Description |
xiv, 233 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-228) and index. |
| Contents |
A timeline of key events in northern Nigerian history and the Boko Haram insurgency -- Prologue : 'I think the worst has happened' -- 'Then you should wait for the outcome' -- 'His preachings were things that people could identify with' -- 'I will not tolerate a brawl' -- 'That is how complex the situation is' -- 'I don't know. They're in the bush' -- 'Our girls were kidnapped and they did not do anything' -- Epilogue : 'They should not allow me to die in this condition.' |
| Summary |
An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world. Yet it remains a mysterious - almost unknowable - organisation. rough exhaustive on-the-ground reporting, Mike Smith takes readers inside the conflict and provides the first in-depth account of the violence and unrest. He traces Boko Haram from its beginnings as a small Islamist sect in Nigeria's remote north-east, led by a baby-faced but charismatic preacher, to its transformation into a hydra-headed entity, deploying suicide bombers and abducting schoolgirls.--Provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram. |
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Terrorism -- Nigeria -- History -- 21st century.
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Terrorism. |
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Nigeria. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- Nigeria.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Islamic fundamentalism -- Nigeria -- History -- 21st century.
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Islamic fundamentalism. |
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Insurgency -- Nigeria -- 21st century.
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Insurgency. |
| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Title |
Inside Nigeria's unholy war |
| ISBN |
1784530743 (hardback) |
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9781784530747 (hardback) |
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9780857735775 (electronic book) |
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